Mattress for beds



Jan. 11, 1938. A. M. BANK MATTRESS FOR BEDS 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 17, 1936 ATTORNEY sese 35 i Jan. 11, 1938. A, M BANK 2,104,921

MATTRESS FOR BEDS Filed June 17, 1936 2 sheets-sheet 2 NVENTOR BY [N ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 1 l 1 938 Z, l,

NETED STATES PATNT GFFICE MATTRESS FOR BEDS Albert M. Bank, Jersey City, N. J., assignor to Sylvia Bank, Jersey City, N. J.

Application June 17, 1936, Serial No. 85,658 17 Claims. (Cl. 5-345) This invention relates to mattresses for beds designates a mattress embodying the invention. and the like articles. The mattress may be of any suitable or usual An object of this invention is to provide a matconstruction, but is here shown for the purpose tress of the character described, having imof illustration only in the form of an inner spring 5I proved means to facilitate handling of the matmattress having padded bottom and top walls I2 5; tress, for example, as when turning the same and padded side walls I3. Within the interior over, including handles normally held against of. the mattress are a plurality of suitably spaced the side of the mattress so as not to protrude rows of helical coil compression springs I5. any substantial distance therefrom, and the con- Springs I5 may be of generally cylindrical shape struction being such that the sides of the mator, as shown in the drawings, of the hour glass 10. ress are yieldingly held against bulging when shape, being of less diameter at the middle than weight is imposed on the mattress. at the ends. The side walls I3, as well as the end Another object of this invention is to provide walls and top and bottom walls have outer cloth in a mattress of the character described, highly covering portions I1 and inner cloth portions I8 improved handles which although normally held between which is interposed a padding material 15 against the sides of the mattress may neverthe- I 9. less be easily engaged -by the hands for turning The mattress I0 may be provided with a pluor otherwise moving the mattress. rality of sets of aligned handles 2|, the drawings A further object of, this invention is to proshow, for the purpose of illustration, three such vide a neat and durable mattress construction of sets of handles, although any suitable number of 20 the character described which shall be relatively the same may be employed. Each set of handles inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use and yet consists of a pair of aligned handles on the oppopractical and eiiicient to a high degree. site side walls of the mattress interconnected by Other objects of this invention will in part be means extending through the interior of the obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out. mattress as will appear in detail hereinafter. 25 The invention accordingly consists in the fea- To accommodate the handles, each side wall I3 tures of construction, combinations of elements, of the mattress is provided with a plurality of and arrangement cf parts which will be exempairs of spaced eyelets 22 extending through said pliled in the construction hereinafter described, walls and forming through openings for the purand of which the scope of application will be pose presently to appear. Each pair of eyelets 30 indicated in the following claims. 22 on one side wall is aligned with another cor- In the accompanying drawings, in which is responding pair of eyelets on the other side wall. shown one of the various possible illustrative The handles 2l may be made of round wire embodiments of this invention, stock or any other suitable strip material; and

Fig. l is a perspective view of the mattress emeach has a portion 24 parallel to the side wall of 35 bodying the invention with parts broken away to the mattress and from the ends whereof there show the interior construction; extends inwardly-bent portions 25 forming Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View taken on line shoulders engaging the eyelets 22. Extending 2-2 of. Fig. 1 from the portions 25 of each handle is a pair of Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken parallel portions 26 disposed substantially at 40 on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; right angles to portion 24 and passing through a Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan View of the pair of eyelets. Portions 26 may be formed with spring element forming part of my improved extensions 21 within the mattress terminating handle structure; in eyes 28 preferably registering with one an- Fig. 5 is a partial horizontal cross-sectional other. The handles 2|, it will now be under- 45 view through a portion of a side wall of a spring stood, may be moved relatively to the wall I3, mattress illustrating a handle embodying anthe portions 26 sliding within the eyelets during other form of the invention; such movement. When the handles 2| are Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line moved inwardly, the shoulders contact the eye- 5--6 of Fig. 5; lets to limit such movement. 50

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but illus- As shown in the drawings, each aligned pair of trating still another modified construction; and handles 2I is connected to a spring cage 30 dis- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on line posed within the mattress and between springs 8 8 of Fig. '7. I5, by a pair of connecting rods 3|. The spring Referring now in detail to the drawings, I0 cage 33 comprises a helical coil compression 55 2 spring 34. Within said spring are a pair of substantially similar oppositely disposed U-shaped members 35. Each member 35 comprises a pair of parallel arms 33 interconnected at one end by :a semi-circular portion 31, the outer ends of the arms having outwardly curved hookedfportions 38. The hooked portions 38 of one U-shaped member 35 engage one end of the spring 34, whereas the hooked portions 38 of the other U- shaped member 35 engage the opposite end of said spring. The arms extend through the coil spring and the portions 31 of said members 35 pro-ject beyond the ends of the spring 34 even when the spring is under no compression.

Each connecting rod 3| has eyes 48 and 4| at the ends thereof. One eye engagesa portion 31 of one of the members 35, and the other eye engages within the registering eyes 28 on one of the handles. Normally the spring 34 pressing outwardly on the hooked portions 38 causes the portions 31 of the membersi35 to be moved toward each other, thus pulling the handles 2| toward eachother, to seat the shoulders 25 on the eyelets 22 and hold the handles close to the sides of the mattress.

The spring 34 is preferably Vunder some cornpression when the handles are engaged with the eyelets so as to hold the sides of the mattress against bulging. Should a weight be placed on the mattress the handles being resiliently interconnected, will hold the sides of the mattress against outward bulging. When it is desired to turn the mattress or lift or move the same, the fingers may be inserted between the portions 24 of the handles and the side walls of the mattress, the handles then pulled outwardly compressing the spring 34. As soon as the handles are released, the spring 34 will expand and again draw the handles inwardly against the sides of the mattress.

In Figs. A and B there is shown a side wall |3a of ra mattress |0a similar to mattress I0. Eachrside wall |3a has a plurality of sets of eyelets, one such set being shown on the drawings.

Each set of eyelets comprises a central eyelet 50 and eyelets 5l on opposite sides thereof. Slidably mounted within said eyelets is a handle member 52 of round wire stock or any other suitable strip metal, and having a central looped or folded portion 52a slidably extending through the eyelet 50. Extending from said portion 52a in opposite directions are aligned portions 53 from which `there extends inwardly, parallel guide portions 54 slidably passing through the eyelets 5|. Received on said looped portion and disposed on the inside of the side wall |30, of the mattress, is a plate 56 having a central slot 51 through which said looped portion passes. Said plate also has openings 58 to receive the parallel portions 54. The plate 56 serves as a stop to limit outward movement of the handle, as for example, when theY portions 53 are grasped. Engaging the curved portion of the looped portion 52a is a connecting rod Sla similar to the connecting rod 3| of Fig. 3 and connected to a spring cage 30 likewise similar to that shown in Fig. 3.

It will now be understood that a spring cage interconnects each pair of handles Von opposite sides of the mattress. A suitable number of pairs of handles interconnected by the spring cages 30 may be provided for each mattress.

The handle 52 shown in Fig. 5 may be con- .structed with the parallel portions 54ornitted,

in which event the eyelets 58 would also be omitted. With such construction there would be Vapertured ears 3| atthe middle, receiving one end of a rod 3|b similar to I,the connected to a springcage shown in said figure. The tubular member 60 has outwardly flaring end portions E5 and extending throughA said tube is a cord 63, the' outer ends whereof pass through spaced eyelets 68 on the side wall |3b of a mattress. On the outer side ofthe wall |30, is a plate l0, having openings 1| registering with the eyelets and' receiving the ends of the cord therethrough. The ends of the cord are knotted as at "i3, the knots engaging the plate.

If it is desired to move the mattress or turn the same, the ngers may be inserted between the plate 2B and the side Wall of the mattress, and the handle then pulled.

It will be noted that thermeans which interconnects the handles 2|, 52 or 10b is extensible only to a limited degree or a predetermined distance. When the spring 34 has been fully compressed due to outward pull on the handles from non-projecting to projecting position, the elastic or yielding connecting means becomes a nonextensible, non-elastic, or positive tie between the handles. When the mattress is lifted by holding the handles, said handles do not bulge the sides of the mattress outwardly vbecause the pull between the handles is taken up by the interconnecting means which limits Vmovement of the handles away from one another.

The spring 34 holds the handles in non-projecting position, as shown in Figs. 3, 5 and '7 of the drawings. When thehandles are engaged, the spring permits the handles to be separated so that they may be grasped without pulling outwardly on the sides of the mattress. When the handles are released, the spring pulls the handles: inwardly to normal or non-projecting position. Y

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of thisY invention are achieved, and which is'well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. Y

As various possible embodimenlts might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new my desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. In combination with a mattress, means extensible a predetermined distance, and disposed within said mattress interconnecting a pair of opposite walls of the mattress, said means including handles at the side walls of the mattress, and movable toward and away from said walls, and elastic means to yieldingly resist separation of said handles and to hold said side walls against bulging.

2. A mattress having a pair of opposite walls,

rod 3| of Fig. 3, and

3B similar to the one` 8 there is shown a still further a pair of aligned handles on said walls, and means interconnecting said handles, said means comprising a coil spring, and means connecting said handles and spring for compressing said springupon pulling outwardly on said handles.

3. A mattress having a pair of opposite walls each provided with a pair of spaced eyelets, the eyelets on one wall being aligned with the eyelets of the other wall, a pair of similar symmetrically disposed handles on said walls, each handle said eyelets and a portion interconnecting said parallel portions and disposed on the outside of the mattress, and means in said mattress interconnecting said handles, said means including a coil spring, and means connecting said handles with said spring for compressing said spring upon pulling outwardly on said handles,

4. An inner spring mattress having padded side walls and coil compression springs between said side walls, each pair of side walls being provided with a pair of spaced eyelets, the eyelets on one wall being aligned with the eyelets of the other wall, a handle on each side wall, each handle having a portion parallel to said side wall, inwardly curved portions on the end of said rst portion forming shoulders adapted to engage a pair of eyelets, a pair of portions extending from said inwardly curved portions and passing through said pair of eyelets, a coil spring within said mattress and disposed between the first mentioned springs, and means for connecting said last mentioned spring with said handles.

5. A mattress having a pair of opposite walls, each wall being formed with a pair of openings, the openings in one wall being aligned with the openings in the other wall, a handle on each wall having a pair of portions tance, interconnecting said handles, to permit said handles to be pulled apart to a limited degree, and spring means to yieldingly resist pulling apart of said handles and to draw said handles together.

6. A mattress having a pair of opposite walls, each wall being formed with a pair of openings, the openings in one wall being aligned with the openings in the other wall, a handle on each wall necting said pair of portions, and means extensible a predetermined distance only interconnecting said handles and extending within said mattress, said means including a spring, to yieldingly resist extension of said interconnecting means said predetermined distance and to return said interconnecting means to normal condition.

7. A mattress having opposite side walls, hansaid looped portion passes, yielding means to draw said handles together, and means to limit separation of said handles.

8. A mattress having opposite side walls, handles on said opposite walls, each handle having a looped portion and a pair of aligned portions eX- means interconnecting said looped portions, and portions on the outwardly extending portions of each handle, disposed parallel to one another and passing through openings in a side wall of said mattress.

9. A mattress having opposite side walls, handles on said opposite walls, each handle having a looped portion and a pair of aligned portions extending outwardly from said looped porand for holding said handles in non-projecting position, and for yieldingly resisting bulging of said side walls,

said side walls of said mattress.

13. In combination, a

than a. predetermined distance.

14. In combination, a mattress having opposite each wall, and means ex- 15. In combination, a mattress having opposite side walls, a pair of members on said side walls, one of which comprises a handle, and means within said mattress interconnecting said members normally holding said members in eontaot with said opposite walls and yieldingly resisting separation of said members and preventing separation of said members more than a predetermined distance.

16, 1n combination, a mattress having side walls, a pair of members at said side walls, and means extending through the mattress and interconnecting said members, permitting separation of said members to a predetermined amount and preventing separation of said members more than said predetermined amount, at least one of said members comprising a handle on the outside of one of said side walls and movable away from 15 and toward said side wall, and means to yieldingly resist movement of said handleraway from said side wall. Y

1'7. In combination, a mattress having side Walls, a handle on a side wall of the mattress, movable toward and away from said side wall, means extending through said mattress and Con-v necting said handle with another side wall to limit movement of said handle to a predetermined amount and to transmit an outward pull on said handle to said other side Wall to cause an inward push thereon, and yielding means to hold said handle against said side wall and yieldingly resist movement of said handle away from said wall. v Y

ALBERT M. BANK. 

